Dedegbe Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dedegbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedegbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2461:42,0155,396
Senegal201:728,9672,654
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
England51:11,143,612252,590
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Dédégbé (1) are calculated separately.

Dedegbe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dedegbe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dedegbe occurs most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant: Dédégbé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedegbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 904,049th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Dedegbe is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dedegbe reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Dedegbe is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 42,015. In Benin Dedegbe is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 36 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 33 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 12 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 7 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedegbeu938/
Dadegbe8638/
Dedogbe8613/
Didegbe861/
Dédégbé861/
Dedagbe861/
Dedegwe861/
Dedegue861/
Didagbe71322/
Dodogbe712/
Dedigba711/
Dedeque711/
Desdeque6710/
Dedekoue673/
Didegoue672/
Dedekwey671/
Dedigwa572/
Didigba571/
Dedigui571/
Desdique539/
Dedigoue531/
Dedekwai531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dedegbe
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